New/Near New  159 Diesels are low $40k's now!

Jaycee:

Suggest you go to main alfa site:  www.alfaromeo.com ;  click on Tech Experience;  click on Technology and Innovation; scroll through to find Blue&Me Option;  select Blue&Me  (not Blue&Me +Nav);  then choose your mobile phone from the pull down list.

Some mobile phones (like Samsung) have to manually reconnect each time you get into the car.  Nokias work fine.

Hope that helps.

Well done Sheldon!

I reckons it's only a matter of time before we see your GTV6 on the track and Ironsides retired?  As you know, lotsa interchangeable bits!   

 

When we acquired our 159 3.2lt in Dec06, The Blue&Me system was only available on the 3.2's.  Dunno about the mirrors.

I'm not certain about what are the current standard/options configurations.

yeah, the "track" looked a bit too green where I was!

MMmmm.... lucky bastard... you had a dry track!         4 wheel drive helps .....   

I thought I saw in the water ponds in the middle of the track a new species of fish that I could market and went off the track for a closer look ......

During her run, Mary saw something interesting and went off for a look also!   

one more pic: 

David Stone (previous Alfa Romeo General Manager) has the following 1979 Alfetta GTV for sale.

David informs me that he still has three other Alfas including an immaculate silver 1985 2.0 GTV and is still building Alfetta Group Sc race car, and is not lost from the "faithful" just because he isn't with AR anymore!


FOR SALE: 1979 Alfetta GTV 2000

Ivory, great mechanical condition, solid and straight body with only minor rust, perfect dash, a/c, Momo steering wheel, Pioneer CD, 15” factory alloy wheels, NSW rego to April 2009, UCW 636. $3,500.

Please call David on 0407 166 156 (bh) or 02 4861 6364 (hm).

Pics follow:

MMMMmmm,  since this thread has gone from full size to 1/10 size ......

I think I have an unpainted, unused Tamiya 155 1/10 bodyshell at home somewhere!

SOMEONE must have the pic from the mid 1980's of the Playboy bunny draped over the bonnet of a white GTV6?  I think it was a "special edition" GTV6?   

These are interesting.... 

http://www.showbizireland.com/news/may08/15-irish-girls-go-gaga-for-a-romeo.shtml

http://www.nextautos.com/etc/geneva-motor-show-the-girls-of-alfa-romeo/

How about this one .... Mary at PI at MG corner   

Now this is interesting!

I believe that there were NO Australian delivered 105bhp Suds to Australia!

This is because:
1.  Club 900 Series guru Colin Thomas says so (!) 
2.  Bit of Club History:  In the mid 1980's, a certain Wayne Melville had his 95bhp Sud Ti converted to a factory spec 105bhp by Beninca Motors.  He was competing in Standard Under 1600 Class at the time and was winning his class comfortably.  There were some objections saying that he should be in Modified Class.  Wayne's response was that just because the 105bhp Suds were never sold in Australia, doesn't mean they don't exist.  And since his engine change was a full and complete overhaul, he should remain in Standard Class.  He won his case!

Interesting to note that our current and proposed Competition Rules are silent on that point:  "...as sold by Alfa Romeo..."; no mention of Alfa Romeo Australia!

Now, back to Simon's car:  I wonder if it's Wayne's car?  Or possibly a later 105bhp engine from an Alfa33 Green Clover Leaf?  Either way, it's a great rocket!  Enjoy it!